Allison Jones PhD, RN, CCNS

Allison Jones PhD, RN, CCNS
Assistant Professor of Nursing

Assistant Professor (P), Nursing Acute, Chronic & Continuing Care , Nursing Academic Affairs 2015 -
Assistant Professor (S), Emergency Medicine - Research , Emergency Medicine 2016 -
Associate Scientist (C), Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center 2017 -
Co-Director, Nursing Academic Support , Nursing Academic Affairs 2018 -
Associate Scientist (C), UAB Center for Study of Community Health , School of Public Health 2019 -

Overview

Dr. Jones began her nursing career working in the University of Kentucky Emergency Department, a Level I trauma center. She completed her PhD in Nursing in 2015 with a focus on outcomes associated with use of older stored blood in patients with major trauma. She is certified as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Acute Care, and in Patient Blood Management. Dr. Jones is actively involved in the Stop the Bleed campaign through her connections with the UAB trauma team, and is a certified Stop The Bleed instructor. For more information on Stop the Bleed training, please contact uabstb@uab.edu. Dr. Jones currently serves as Co-Director of the BSN Honors Program.

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021	Description of the Nature of Musculoskeletal Shoulder Injuries in a Cohort of Commercial Truck Drivers: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.. Workplace Health and Safety. 2165079921990364. 2021
2020	Application of Bleeding Control Training in Occupational Settings. Workplace Health and Safety. 68:209-213. 2020
2020	Using Simulation and Competency Assessment to Decrease Inappropriate Referrals to a Comprehensive Vascular Access Team. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 42:55-61. 2020
2019	Evaluation of “Stop the Bleed” training among K-12 faculty and staff in Alabama. Public Health Nursing. 36:660-666. 2019
2019	Older Blood Is Associated With Increased Mortality and Adverse Events in Massively Transfused Trauma Patients: Secondary Analysis of the PROPPR Trial. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 73:650-661. 2019
2019	Improving Transition to Practice: Integration of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Into a Baccalaureate Nursing Program. Journal of Nursing Education. 58:182-184. 2019
2019	Improving Transition to Practice: Integration of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Into a Baccalaureate nursing program. Journal of Nursing Education. 58:182-184. 2019
2019	Characterizing red blood cell age exposure in massive transfusion therapy: the scalar age of blood index (SBI). Transfusion. 59:2699-2708. 2019
2018	Using text messages to promote health in African-Americans: #HeartHealthyandCancerFree^. Ethnicity and Health*. 23:307-320. 2018
2018	Packed red blood cell transfusion in older adults: A systematic review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing. 44:39-46. 2018
2017	From Donor to Recipient: Considerations for Blood Transfusion Outcomes Research. Biological Research for Nursing. 19:491-498. 2017
2017	Initial validation of a virtual blood draw exposure paradigm for fear of blood and needles. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 51:65-71. 2017
2017	Adverse Reactions to Transfusion of Blood Products and Best Practices for Prevention. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 29:271-290. 2017
2017	Adverse reactions to transfusion of blood products and guideline-based prevention and management. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 2017
2017	Revised National Estimates of Emergency Department Visits for Sepsis in the United States. Critical Care Medicine. 45:1443-1449. 2017
2017	Consequences of blood component transfusion in patients with trauma: A conceptual model. Critical Care Nurse. 2017
2017	Consequences of transfusing blood components in patients with trauma: A conceptual model. Critical Care Nurse. 37:18-30. 2017
2017	Injury severity, sex, and transfusion volume, but not transfusion ratio, predict inflammatory complications after traumatic injury 2017
2016	Association of blood component ratio with clinical outcomes in patients after trauma and massive transfusion a systematic review. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 38:157-168. 2016
2016	Association of blood component ratio with clinical outcomes in patients after trauma and massive transfusion: A systematic review. Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. 2016
2016	Risk Factors for Targeted Fungal and Mycobacterial Infections in Patients Taking Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors. Arthritis and Rheumatology. 68:597-603. 2016
2015	20 things you didnt know about blood transfusion. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 30:8-12. 2015
2014	A survey of O RhD-negative red cells in the south west: Stocks and distribution compared to use and wastage. Transfusion Medicine. 24:109-113. 2014
2014	Increased mortality in adult patients with trauma transfused with blood components compared with whole blood 2014
2014	Processing, testing and selecting blood components. Nursing Times. 110:20-22. 2014
2013	Using Equity Theory to Explore Adult Siblings' Use of Relational Maintenance Behaviors and Relational Characteristics. Communication Research Reports. 30:275-281. 2013

Research Overview

Dr. Jones's research currently includes work related to patient blood management in patients with trauma, the effects of stored blood in transfused trauma patients, and methods to promote bleeding control education in the community setting.

Teaching Overview

Dr. Jones teaches in both the traditional BSN program and the PhD program. In the BSN program, courses taught include Pathophysiologic Concepts, Pharmacotherapy I and II, Introduction to Nursing Research, Exploring Nursing Research, and Research Immersion. In the PhD program, Dr. Jones currently teaches the Responsible Conduct of Research course for first semester PhD students.